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22  
23  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
24  
25  import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
26  import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
27  import java.io.IOException;
28  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
29  import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
30  
31  /**
32   * <a href="SerializableUtil.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
33   *
34   * @author Alexander Chow
35   */
36  public class SerializableUtil {
37  
38      public static Object deserialize(byte[] bytes)
39          throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
40  
41          ObjectInputStream ois = null;
42  
43          try {
44              ois = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes));
45  
46              Object obj = ois.readObject();
47  
48              ois.close();
49  
50              ois = null;
51  
52              return obj;
53          }
54          finally {
55              if (ois != null) {
56                  ois.close();
57              }
58          }
59      }
60  
61      public static byte[] serialize(Object obj) throws IOException {
62          ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
63  
64          try {
65              ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
66  
67              oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
68  
69              oos.writeObject(obj);
70  
71              oos.close();
72  
73              oos = null;
74  
75              return baos.toByteArray();
76          }
77          finally {
78              if (oos != null) {
79                  oos.close();
80              }
81          }
82      }
83  
84  }